The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-02-10

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The United States Senate has
passedetwp bills prusiding for the ex-
penditure IL over twenty millions of
dollars il the aseregate for heavy
Snd coast defenses. The
wisdom OF making some such prep
Grafton for a contingency which all |
hope may never occur,is unqnestioned.
However much foreign war is to- be
deplored, it would be still more de.
plorable to have one in our present
defenceless condition.
The substitute bill iptrodu. ed in
the senate for Mr.. 'Compton's Fergus
Falls insane asylum cuts down the
Appropriation from sIoI,l4o to $94,
$50. The amount of land to be- pur
chssed is reduced 10 500 acres, tor
which $24,aSo is appropriated. The
original appropriation. was $751;, 900.
For two detached wards $50, 900 is
appropriated, and for boiler house,
laundry, stables, sewerage and water
connections $40, 900. -, w- die.
IS Advertise by the year." said an
old experienced business mn. at
is cheaper and yiells a Better return
in proportion to the money invested.
An advertisement should always he,
before the public in some shape. II
1t disappears it is soon forgotten.
those that remain have the superior
ity and advantage of the competitor.
There is onl, one excuse for the dis
continuance Of an advertisement
that Of retiring from business s
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Senator Keller has introduced
bill in behalf of the st. Cloud Nor
NAL School. asking for an appropia-
ton OF $50 700. The items are: '<
Additional building. $40. 900; heat
ing and furnishing, SIC. QUO; furniture,
normal department, $1,000; same,
| model department. 500; cases of APP.
paratus. specimens and books, Sc, 500;
deficiency for normal home, $1,000;
additional furniture for the normal
home, $1,000. and $4,000 per annum
fetal, $50. 200. PM .....
There is some talk of the democrats
of the District of Columbia holding n
rousing public meeting to jubilate
over the triumph Of home rule prin.
ciplps in the, second rejection by, the
Senate of the eolored man Matthews
for tie office of Recorder of Deeds
for that place. 1t is believed that
the President will now appoint n
local man to the position, although
he will probably be colored man.
Representative Lum prefers an
amendment to tho constitution
which will admit of changing the
system of taxing railroads w:thou,
submitting the proposed change t.
II vote Of the people. 1t should b.
adopted. There is no more sense in
submitting this than any other tax
law 10 a popular vote.
Gen. Barrett of Herman, has beer
elected president of the State Farm
ers' Alliance. Tina selection is an sx
cellent one, assuring to the alliance
not only = practical and progressiv.
farmer, hut a man who has brought
thorough study to bear upon tn,
ecumomic problems with which TIT
alliance has to deal. ...- ~. . sm
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There are really encouraging pros
4 poets that within six mouths farm
! or will not have to cultivate two acre
in order to get the product Of on
acre to market. or the merchant re
purchase his goods OF the railroad
company in order to gain possession
Of them after they arrive here = 20 :
Minneapolis is indicting all VIII
Leep their stores open ON Sunday
The com plants were made as a re-
taliatory measure for indieting salool
keepers for not closing on Sunday
The offenders were arraigned an
fined ten dollars each.
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i Mr.. Donelly has worked through
just measure which provides that tn
payment of taxes shall be q complet
defense to any eaxtitle proceedings
when, a receipt has been, giver
whether entered upon the books o
not. p Z, ~ ., -
Lightning in mid-winter in Mime
sofa is very unusual. On Monday j
was observed throughout the stat
in q greater or less degree, and nea
o" atonna house was struck, ant
near by cow was killed. -
/ Rumors are afloat-Here rumors-
7 that the Manitoba road will extern
the Northern across the Northern Pa
cific main line into the. Red LAX
country, commencing work in thu
early spring. ~
The Rrainerd dam is suffering from
an injunction. tying up the proceeds
of $4,000 Of county bonds issued L
aid in its construction. One of tn,
coin plainants is Jere. j. Howe.
Mr.. Potter of Houston county. j!